Toronto Emergency Operations Centre (VA3EOT)

Toronto Emergency Radio

Toronto Emergency Operations Centre

The Toronto Emergency Operations Centre Amateur Radio Station VA3EOT is fully equipped to provide Municipal and Provincial level communications and supports the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre Amateur Radio Station VE3EMO during exercises and emergencies.
The VA3EOT station is activated every Tuesday between the hours of 10:00 am and 1:00 pm for routine equipment testing. We monitor 3.755 Ontars and 145.130 Toronto ARES. The second and forth Thursdays of the every month the Provincial Emergency Communication (Procom) network is conducted from the Toronto EOC station.

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Photos by Ted Cowie VE3AAP

Reception

East Side HF Stations

Station A
Yaesu FT897, Rigblaster, MFJ-949E Tuner [PSK31 Station]
Kenwood TS-570S, MFJ-941E Tuner [20-6 Meters]
Alinco DM-340MV Power Supply

Station C
Yeasu FT-8800 [VHF/UHF]
Astron SS-25M Power Supply
Local Toronto Area Network

Station E
Motorola Radius Police Metro Net
The Metro Net Radio System was designed by
Toronto Police for use by emergency services
and agencies that support the City of Toronto.
The system is used in the event that telephone systems fails.

Station F
Motorola XTS-2500 x 4 units
Office of Emergency Management & Toronto Fire Services

Amater Radio Station Entrance

West Side VHF/UHF Stations

Station B
Alinco DR-M06TH [6 Metre FM]
Kenwood TS-570S, MFJ-949E Tuner [80-20 Meters]
Alinco DM-340MV Power Supply

Station D
Yeasu FT-8100 [VHF/UHF]
Alinco DM-340MV Power Supply
Alinco DR-2E5 [220]
Provincial Communications Network (Procom)

Toronto EOC EmComm Management Team
from left to right
Jim Taylor VA3KU, Dean Cassar VA3SUG, Ted Cowie VE3AAP

Antenna Systems

Multi-band dipole covering 80-10 meters
Dual-band dipole covering 80-40 meters
Vertical covering 80-10 meters
2 Diamond dual-band VHF/UHF

6 Metre vertical
6 Metre halo
220 vertical
Sinclair 220 4 Bay